School-Based Balanced Nutrition Education as a Strategy to Improve Adolescents’ Nutritional Knowledge and Attitudes

Lailil Fatkuriyah; Ulfia Fitriani; Ainul Hidayati; Umi Sukowati

Authors

Lailil Fatkuriyah Universitas dr. Soebandi
Ulfia Fitriani Universitas dr. Soebandi
Ainul Hidayati Universitas dr. Soebandi
Umi Sukowati Universitas dr. Soebandi

Keywords:

Balanced nutrition, school-based education, knowledge, attitude, Mindful Eating, adolescents

Abstract

Nutritional disorders among adolescents remain a major public health challenge in Indonesia, as indicated by the persistently high prevalence of anemia and obesity in this age group. Various factors contribute to adolescent nutritional problems, including low nutritional knowledge, the habit of skipping breakfast, and high consumption of fast food and low-nutrient foods. Many students at SMP Kartika IV-4 Jember still practice unhealthy eating patterns and have never received balanced nutrition education. This community service activity in the form of nutrition education was conducted to improve adolescents’ knowledge and attitudes toward balanced nutrition. The nutrition education was delivered to 25 tenth-grade students of SMP Kartika IV-4 Jember and covered the principles of balanced nutrition, examples of unhealthy foods and beverages, and various nutritional disorders among adolescents, using PowerPoint presentations and leaflets as educational media. The results showed that balanced nutrition education had a significant effect on students’ levels of knowledge and attitudes (p value < 0,001). School-based nutrition education is therefore essential as an effort to promote healthy eating behaviors by improving knowledge and attitudes toward balanced nutrition among adolescents, thereby contributing to the prevention of nutritional problems in this population.

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